Qassiarsuk

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Tjodhildur's Church Reconstruction

Tjodhildur's Church Reconstruction

The birth of Christianity in North America reconstructed.

The birth of Christianity in North America reconstructed.

In Qassiarsuk, you can find the ruins and reconstructions of Erik the Red’s farm and his wife Tjodhildur’s church. This is the first Christian church on the American continents, built 492 years before Columbus arrived in Central America.

 

Photos: Tom Nørregaard Jensen